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AB 497: San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary Water Quality Control Plan: update: substitute environmental document: exemption.
What AB 497 does, verified February 3, 2026
The bill requires the state water resources control board to adopt an update to the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary water quality control plan by August 31, 2026. The update will address the Sacramento River and its tributaries, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta eastside tributaries, and the Delta. This update will ensure the plan remains effective in protecting the beneficial uses of the water and preventing nuisances within the waters specified in the plan. The bill also exempts the board from the requirements to prepare and review comments on a draft substitute environmental document, as it is related to the plan update.
Bill journey
✓IntroducedComplete
2In CommitteeCurrent
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. (2026-02-02)Alert me
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Jan. 31, 2026 | Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| Jan. 06, 2026 | Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W. |
| Jan. 05, 2026 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended. |
| Jan. 05, 2026 | Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W., E.S & T.M. and NAT. RES. |